Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey respondents
Characteristic (N = 211) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 186 (88) |
Male | 18 (8) |
Missing | 7 (3) |
Specialty | |
Pediatrics/Neonatology | 119 (56) |
Breastfeeding Medicine (total)a | 102 (48) |
Breastfeeding Medicine (sole specialty) | 15 (7) |
Family Medicine/General Practice/Internal Medicine | 57 (27) |
Dentist | 10 (5) |
Obstetrics/Gynecology | 7 (3) |
Surgery/Otolaryngology | 1 (.5) |
Other | 2 (1 |
Percentage of clinical time in breastfeeding | |
< 10% | 24 (11) |
10–25% | 63 (30) |
26–50% | 28 (13) |
51–75% | 30 (14) |
76–99% | 25 (12) |
100% | 40 (19) |
Missing | 1 (.5) |
Years in practice | |
< 10 years | 63 (30) |
10–20 years | 70 (33) |
20–30 years | 44 (21) |
> 30 years | 31 (15) |
Missing | 4 (2) |
Country/Region of practice | |
United States | 130 (62) |
Europe | 28 (13) |
Canada | 15 (7) |
Australia/New Zealand | 14 (7) |
Middle East/Asia | 9 (4) |
Central/South America | 4 (2) |
Africa | 2 (1) |
Missing | 9 (4) |